Day 62- Smith's Falls, ON (lock 31) to Davis, ON (Lock 38)

Snow Goose continues is journey from Ottawa
back to Kingston via the Rideau Canal.

A couple of shots from the morning walk. Light sea smoke on the water after a cool night. One of the locks had a nice trail that went from tip to top of the island formed by the river (with the dam) on one side and the canal on the other.   This little church was on that island with a few homes.  Access to this hamlet was via a swing bridge that the Parks Canada folks would open by hand.
Cute little church Paul saw on his morning walk.

Then, there are the rental boats.  Granted, 'ungainly' is a polite description of handling characteristics of these floating shoe boxes. When you attach a moving boat by the front line first, the back of the rig has to go somewhere.  I was not very close to him when he entered the lock, but I am idling slowly that direction.  Look at the nearly glassy water and you will understand my reaction when the guy said later that the 'wind was pushing me around."

Riiight.

At the next lock, this guy would not be fooled again, he lobbed a long line to the locktender.  The poor locktender was a) not looking at him or b) expecting it and got the line right in his face.  All of the locktenders have experienced this, telling me they either get it right in the face or in the crotch, usually with a wet line.

This house wins for the most creative roof line.

Traffic jam?

Not really a boat house, storage? Don't know, but it does have a name.

Only saw a few swans on the trip south versus the bevy on the way north.

This is a boat house named Twin Oaks.

Another narrow entrance to a lock.

This narrow spot has a cable ferry. See it?

A one-car cable ferry to summer cottages on a very small island.

I wonder how much it cost to have the landscaper put that rock there?

This is Dorothy's Lodge. Looks like Dorothy likes to have fun.

Brown's Marina is next to the LCBO, you know, the place that sells booze.

Entrance to another lock.

Hit play then you can enlarge this to see all the action.

First fish that we could see in the lock chamber.

Some vintage cream puffs out for a cruise!


This one had the original motor. It is a Mercury.

The goslings are growing up really fast.

Meet your cousins, but stay in line!

Sunset and the moon, too. Taken while kayaking.

Moored on the lock dock at Davis Lock in the heart of the prettiest section of the canal.  This is where I spotted the deer.  We purchased a season mooring permit from Park Canada, which allows us to tie up to the lock walls, or in this case a dock,  The only additional fee is about $10 for 'hydro', which is Canadian for 'electricity'.

Another shot from my kayak.

Good night from Snow Goose.

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